He once famously sang 'It don't matter if you're black or white' but clearly it does to Michael Jackson who appeared on the cover of a US magazine for black Americans - looking whiter than ever.
The troubled singer unveiled his startlingly pale new look on the cover of Ebony magazine in a heavily airbrushed photograph.
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Fading star: Michael Jackson on the latest cover of Ebony magazine
eww he looks like Willy Wonka!!
Jacko wears a light-coloured suit which complements his creamy complexion, and his once curly afro hair is bone straight, leaving no trace of the handsome youth who became a superstar along with his brothers in group The Jackson Five.
In another picture, he appears dressed in a top hat and tails, a nod to one of his dance idols, Fred Astaire.
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Fancy dress: the former King of Pop is celebrating 25 years since the release of Thriller
Despite ongoing rumours that he has bleached his skin, Jackson has regularly insisted that his changing colour is not intentional.
He has maintained that his light skin was the result of vitiligo, a rare disease that discolours the face and body.
Jackson gave his first interview for ten years to the magazine to celebrate 25 years of his seminal Thriller album.
Changing face: Michael Jackson during his 70s heyday, then in 1983, and 2004
No ebony, just ivory: Jacko appears whiter than white on magazine cover | the Daily Mail
The troubled singer unveiled his startlingly pale new look on the cover of Ebony magazine in a heavily airbrushed photograph.
Scroll down for more...
eww he looks like Willy Wonka!!
Jacko wears a light-coloured suit which complements his creamy complexion, and his once curly afro hair is bone straight, leaving no trace of the handsome youth who became a superstar along with his brothers in group The Jackson Five.
In another picture, he appears dressed in a top hat and tails, a nod to one of his dance idols, Fred Astaire.
Scroll down for more...
Fancy dress: the former King of Pop is celebrating 25 years since the release of Thriller
Despite ongoing rumours that he has bleached his skin, Jackson has regularly insisted that his changing colour is not intentional.
He has maintained that his light skin was the result of vitiligo, a rare disease that discolours the face and body.
Jackson gave his first interview for ten years to the magazine to celebrate 25 years of his seminal Thriller album.
No ebony, just ivory: Jacko appears whiter than white on magazine cover | the Daily Mail